Anti-government protests are held downtown Sofia for the sixth consecutive day. Protesters demand the resignation of this country’s Premier Boyko Borissov and the resignation of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. Protesters joined the street procession from the Council of Ministers building to the National Assembly building and back. In previous days protests were also held in front of the Ministry of Interior and the Palace of Justice. The Sofia Police calls on protesters to stay away from provocateurs. However, some leaders of the protesters commented that the provocations were coming from the authorities. Protests are also held in 16 district cities. Bulgarian communities in Berlin, London and Vienna also joined the protests of their compatriots.
The European Commission will provide around €50 million from the EU agricultural reserve to fruit, nut and vegetable producers in Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland and Romania who have suffered significant damage from adverse weather events,..
The fight against the grey sector is directly connected with restricting labour exploitation and with human rights protection, said Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov at the opening of an international conference “Improving..
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
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Education Minister Krasimir Valchev is set to propose a public debate on banning social media for children under 15, reports BNR correspondent Nezabravka..
An initiative committee led by the historian Georgi Markov, has proposed that a monument to Khan Asparuh, the founder of the Bulgarian state, be erected..
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